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using RabbitMQ.Client.Impl;

namespace RabbitMQ.Client
{
    ///<summary>Object describing various overarching parameters
    ///associated with a particular AMQP protocol variant.</summary>
    public interface IProtocol
    {
        ///<summary>Retrieve the protocol's major version number</summary>
        int MajorVersion { get; }
        ///<summary>Retrieve the protocol's minor version number</summary>
        int MinorVersion { get; }
        ///<summary>Retrieve the protocol's API name, used for
        ///printing, configuration properties, IDE integration,
        ///Protocols.cs etc.</summary>
        string ApiName { get; }
        ///<summary>Retrieve the protocol's default TCP port</summary>
        int DefaultPort { get; }

        ///<summary>Construct a frame handler for a given endpoint.</summary>
        IFrameHandler CreateFrameHandler(AmqpTcpEndpoint endpoint);
        ///<summary>Construct a connection from a given set of
        ///parameters and a frame handler. The "insist" parameter is
        ///passed on to the AMQP connection.open method.</summary>
        IConnection CreateConnection(ConnectionParameters parameters,
                                     bool insist,
                                     IFrameHandler frameHandler);
        ///<summary>Construct a protocol model atop a given session.</summary>
        IModel CreateModel(ISession session);
    }
}
